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I confirmed that all co-authors (in multi-authored contributions) have reviewed and approved the
final version of the manuscript that I am submitting, and have agreed to the listing-order for authors.*
I confirmed that the manuscript will not be submitted elsewhere during the SPQ review process.
I provided information about any closely related manuscript(s) that have been submitted or
published simultaneously or previously for consideration by another journal by the author(s) (e.g.,
including references of all publications containing any of the data or sample reported in this
manuscript).
I declared information about any interests or activities, or similar circumstances that could be
interpreted as conflicts-of-interest for any of the co-authors (e.g., financial interests,
ownership/authorship of tests used, etc.).
I specified that the corresponding author is affirming these details on behalf of all authors (e.g.,
including conflicts, duplicate submission, etc.).*
I have read and I confirm that the contents of the manuscript (including the treatment of
participants) are consistent with the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct,
pertaining to Research and Publication (APA Standard 8): http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx
* Note: For accepted manuscripts, additional forms will be required from all authors, as outlined
in the Instructions for Authors (http://www.apa.org/pubs/authors/instructions.aspx).